Category Archives: Mortgages
Housing market lifts spirits
Is the improving housing market enough to spur consumer spending? Continue reading
Fewer rentals, steady rents
Prospective renters found fewer places available for rent in the third quarter. Yet monthly rents barely changed. Continue reading
What Sandy does to your closing
Homebuyers, sellers and refinancers in Superstorm Sandy’s path: Be ready for delays and potential obstacles before closing. Continue reading
Disney’s Haunted Mansion for sale
Want to move into a haunted mansion just in time for Halloween? For less than $1 million, you can. Continue reading
Feds sue BofA for mortgage fraud
Prosecutors allege that defective loans were intentionally sold to Fannie and Freddie. Continue reading
Fed will rule mortgages in 2013
If you are thinking of getting a mortgage and want to know what will happen to mortgage rates next year, keep your eyes on the Fed. Continue reading
Bankers pout about the umps
Why is it so hard to get approved for a mortgage these days? Because the mortgage industry is being over-regulated. Continue reading
Ooh la low! Sale on French homes
The French turn up their noses at high taxes by ditching luxury real estate. Continue reading
Surge in homebuilding
In a welcome sign of economic recovery, the housing sector continues to improve. Continue reading
Debate about deductions
Neither presidential candidate wanted to talk about housing, but they did mention tax deductions. Continue reading